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Bad news for the Heroclix faithful – according to ICv2, negotiations between Topps and Pinata/Save Heroclix (ICv2 wouldn’t actually name Pinata/Save Heroclix for some reason) have collapsed. Per ICv2’s “anonymous sources”, the talks have stalled over issues with financing, with some rumors claiming outright misrepresentation. On the other hand, over at Save Heroclix, Jake Theis has posted a response that basically asks supporters to not believe everything they read. Rather than get involved in the drama, let’s take a look at what all of this means for everyone’s favorite collectible superhero miniature game:
Hopefully, we’ll have some word form Pinata/Save Heroclix (or better yet, Topps) concerning the fate of Heroclix in the next few days…
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The negotiations weren’t between Pinata Games and Topps. The negotiations were between Topps and and unamed company that was going to license Heroclix to Pinata. That is the reason that ICv2 didn’t name Pinata/Save Heroclix. See the March 10th posting at SaveHeroclix.com for those details.
That’s why we used the name Pinata/Save Heroclix. Separating the “unnamed company” from the Save Heroclix organization seems disingenuous at worst (semantic tomfoolery at best ;) ). As for Pinata, they’re clearly part of the conversation even if they won’t own the license (for multiple reasons: sole publisher of product if deal goes through, overlap in people involved, etc). Whole situation seems odd at this point…